According to the cruise line..
"Women who have entered their 24th week of pregnancy as of their embarkation date will be refused passage due to safety concerns. "
I'll be EXACTLY 24 weeks the day we take off. We're planning a 4 day/night cruise and I REALLY want to go.
What would you do?
34 votes
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
If you are exactly 24 weeks the day you debark, you are already in your 25th week of pregnancy and well past their deadline...I would hate for you to plan, show up, and then be turned away 
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Maybe. I would talk to your doctor and get a written note saying that in her professional opinion, it is safe for you to be on the cruise. But if your doctor is even the slightest bit hesitant, maybe don't go??
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
I'd also ask the doctor! That would STINK if they turned you away at the boat!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@highwire: I'm wondering how they'll know how far along I am..
@Rubies: They don't accept notes. So far I'm batting 1000 according to my ob!
@mediagirl:
bananas / 9628 posts
i'd talk to the dr. if they think you're good to go, and you want to go, then make sure the dr words the note so that you're 23 weeks until the end of the day 
they make you include the due date on the dr's letter too, so you really want to call the cruise line & ask them what will happen. getting there & being sent on your way with no refund or vacation would SUCK!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
@chopsuey119: They usually require documentation if you are pregnant at all, with a signed doctor's note. At least that is what I have seen around the message boards and such. I guess it depends what the documentation policy is for that particular cruise line.
grapefruit / 4400 posts
My BFF went on a cruise for her honeymoon and she was 25-26 weeks. The cruise line never asked for a doctor's note or anything like that. I'd go!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@mrs. bird: didn't see anything about having to have a note if pregnant! Will call them again and ask!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
I guess my additional concern is that why is that policy in place to begin with? Is it dangerous for pregnant women to be on cruises later in pregnancy? Can it induce labor? Am I worrying too much about this lol? I just want you to be safe, momma!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@highwire: lol thanks <3!! My guess is that babies are considered viable at 24 weeks and the cruise line doesn't wanna be held liable if a woman goes into premature labor and they don't offer appropriate medical assistance? Not sure!
squash / 13199 posts
I would talk to my doctor, but if they are strict with that policy then I wouldnt bother to go, because I wouldnt want to get denied entry on the ship
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
I would talk to my doctor and as long as my doctor was comfortable about it I would tell them I was only 22 or 23 weeks. How on earth would they know? I went on a cruise before I got pregnant (actually, conceived on the cruise!) and their disclosure said you wouldn't be banned from traveling, they just needed you to disclose..
cantaloupe / 6164 posts
i would just wear a loose-fitting dress, and pray no one asks! i'm obsessed with cruising though, and i would try to go no matter what. 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
If the cruise line requires documentation I'd ask my doctor to sign a note saying I'm 23 weeks. I think the cut off is 24 weeks because they don't want women going into labor and having babies without a doctor in international waters.
grapefruit / 4120 posts
Sounds like a liability thing to me. Seeing 24 weeks as the age of viability, they're probably worried you could go into labor, have the baby without NICU-type facilities, and then sue them.
I'd go.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Votes are so close!
@Pipers Mommy: dh's August schedule is packed and I'm taking Lo to California to see my family mid/late August. Hubs has the entire first week of sept off so that's the only time we can go.
kiwi / 658 posts
i would go if you're feeling okay! how would they really know how far along you are?
coconut / 8854 posts
If you plan on going, and you get there, and they turn you away would you be able to get your money back? That would be a huge factor for me!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I am way too conservative to risk it. I hate the worry leading up to it (will they let me on, would i lose money) and would be nervous if something were to happen and they couldn't accomodate me.
eta: what do you mean they don't accept notes? how do they verify the due date, do ultrasounds at the port (only kind of kidding)!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I would probably not risk it and plan a different babymoon.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
there's no way for them to know how far along you are! I would say as long as your doctor is ok with it (you're not showing any signs of preterm labor, etc) go ahead! It's only 4 days and I'm sure they just don't want you to go into labor on the boat. I flew at 32 weeks so I guess I just like to live dangerously.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@looch: disney's website only states what I wrote above and that no doctor's note or waiver of liability will be accepted. From what I saw, don't think they even require an edd note from my ob? Im gonna call them later today.
@mrs. wagon: Hah I like to live dangerously too. 
I'm sure my ob will be okay with it. I probably wouldn't have gone my last pregnancy since I had bleeding, but so far so good with this one!
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
I hate to be a downer, but . . . I had pre-term labor at 22 weeks, without any prior warnings/signs (other than those I felt the day of). I just wouldn't risk it.
pomegranate / 3225 posts
I just went on a cruise at 19 weeks. All they did was ask me if I was pregnant, I said yes, and they asked to see a letter from my DR which I had brought with me. That's it. This was on Celebrity. I think you will probably be fine.
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